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US 2017/0287235 A1Published application
Apparatuses, systems and methods for electronic data logging
AssigneeRM Acquisition, LLC d/b/a/ Rand McNally
InventorsYusuf Ozturk, Ravi Kodavarti, Maged Riad
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for electronic data logging. More particularly, apparatuses, systems, and methods are provide for electronic data logging which may incorporate a vehicle electronic device that may store data when the vehicle electronic device is not in communication with an external device and that may transmit data when the vehicle electronic device is in communication with an external device.
Claims26
A vehicle electronic device, comprising:
- a processor and a memory;
- a vehicle data acquisition module, stored on the memory, that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to receive vehicle data, wherein the vehicle data includes vehicle odometer information;
- a time data acquisition module, stored on the memory, that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to receive time data, wherein the time data includes information related to a time of day;
- a time-stamped vehicle data generation module, stored on the memory, that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to generate time-stamped vehicle data, wherein the time-stamped vehicle data includes the vehicle data correlated with the time data;
- a personal data acquisition module, stored on the memory, that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to receive personal data, wherein the personal data includes information associated with at least one vehicle operator;
- a correlated vehicle data generation module, stored on the memory, that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to generate correlated vehicle data, wherein the correlated vehicle data is representative of an association between the time-stamped vehicle data and the personal data;
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- a personal electronic device availability determination module, stored on the memory, that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to determine whether the vehicle electronic device is communicatively coupled with a personal electronic device, wherein when the processor determines that the vehicle electronic device is communicatively coupled with a personal electronic device, the processor transmits the correlated vehicle data to the personal electronic device, and wherein when the processor determines that the vehicle electronic device is not communicatively coupled with a personal electronic device, the processor stores the correlated vehicle data on the memory of the vehicle electronic device.
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A non-transitory, computer-readable, medium, comprising:
- a vehicle data acquisition module that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to receive vehicle data at a vehicle electronic device, wherein the vehicle data includes vehicle odometer information;
- a time data acquisition module that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to receive time data, wherein the time data includes information related to a time of day;
- a time-stamped vehicle data generation module that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to generate time-stamped vehicle data, wherein the time-stamped vehicle data includes the vehicle data correlated with the time data;
- a personal data acquisition module that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to receive personal data, wherein the personal data includes information associated with at least one vehicle operator;
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- a personal electronic device availability determination module that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to determine whether the vehicle electronic device is communicatively coupled with a personal electronic device, wherein when the processor determines that the vehicle electronic device is communicatively coupled with a personal electronic device, the processor transmits the correlated vehicle data to the personal electronic device, and wherein when the processor determines that the vehicle electronic device is not communicatively coupled with a personal electronic device, the processor stores the correlated vehicle data on a memory of the vehicle electronic device.
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An electronic data logging system, comprising:
- a personal electronic device having a first processor and a first memory;
- a personal data acquisition module, stored on the first memory, that, when executed by the first processor, causes the first processor to receive personal data, wherein the personal data includes information associated with at least one vehicle operator;
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- a personal data transmission module, stored on the first memory, that, when executed by the first processor, causes the first processor to transmit the personal data to a vehicle electronic device;
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- the vehicle electronic device having a second processor and a second memory;
- a personal data receiving module, stored on the second memory, that, when executed by the second processor, causes the second processor to receive the personal data from the first processor;
- a vehicle data acquisition module, stored on the second memory, that, when executed by the second processor, causes the second processor to receive vehicle data in response to receiving the personal data, wherein the vehicle data includes at least one of:
- vehicle position data, vehicle engine revolution per minute data, vehicle speed data, vehicle odometer data, or vehicle engine operating hour data;
- a time data acquisition module, stored on the second memory, that, when executed by the second processor, causes the second processor to receive time data, wherein the time data includes information related to a time of day;
- a time-stamped vehicle data generation module, stored on the second memory, that, when executed by the second processor, causes the second processor to generate time-stamped vehicle data, wherein the time-stamped vehicle data includes the vehicle data correlated with the time data;
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- a personal electronic device availability determination module, stored on the second memory, that, when executed by the second processor, causes the second processor to determine whether the vehicle electronic device is communicatively coupled with the personal electronic device, wherein when the second processor determines that the vehicle electronic device is communicatively coupled with the personal electronic device, the second processor transmits the time-stamped vehicle data to the personal electronic device, and wherein when the second processor determines that the vehicle electronic device is not communicatively coupled with the personal electronic device, the second processor stores the time-stamped vehicle data on the second memory.
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A vehicle electronic device, comprising:
- a vehicle bus connection, wherein vehicle data is acquired by the vehicle electronic device via the vehicle bus connection;
- a personal electronic device connection, wherein the vehicle data is transmitted by the vehicle electronic device via the personal electronic device connection when a personal electronic device is communicatively coupled to the personal electronic device connection;
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- a vehicle data storage, wherein the vehicle data is stored in the vehicle data storage when the personal electronic device is not communicatively coupled to the personal electronic device connection.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.